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YeddieVanHalen wrote:
Larry Wosick leads Jim Gibson at Sandhill Ranch- Stock against factory- circa 1984 [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/10/31/299422/s1200_Wosick_Gibson_Sandhill_rev01.jpg[/img]
Larry Wosick leads Jim Gibson at Sandhill Ranch- Stock against factory- circa 1984


Wosick is riding a 1982 CR250R here
I had one of those too
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YeddieVanHalen wrote:
Larry Wosick leads Jim Gibson at Sandhill Ranch- Stock against factory- circa 1984 [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/10/31/299422/s1200_Wosick_Gibson_Sandhill_rev01.jpg[/img]
Larry Wosick leads Jim Gibson at Sandhill Ranch- Stock against factory- circa 1984


ninety3 wrote:
Wosick is riding a 1982 CR250R here
I had one of those too
I was somewhere on that track when this pic was taken. Probably pretty far behind these two!
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Robgvx wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/10/23/297934/s1200_golden_state.jpg[/img]

No shit Rob? That is cool...
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I remember them giving away a dodge Dakota for winning the championship.

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GSS was stacked in the mid-end of '70s into the '80s. Local races were packed then. GSS had qualifiers for 125, 250 and Open classes with as many racers they had if I remember right.

Great during the SX boom. Drive to a GSS and try making more in Pro purse and generous contingency then.

That Gorman GSS race in '96 I think Nick Wey won 125's in his first Pro race; also raced 250's.

Sure great times and thanks CMC.


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Just an FYI OldBlood my pops is alive and well !


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JMR1976 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/06/30/500020/s1200_68B90400_77DD_4AA6_A00D_2C74E502E71F.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/06/30/500021/s1200_A0E7C362_116A_46B2_B7BD_0A03C7808EEB.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/06/30/500022/s1200_9D8EF963_F53E_498A_A6E1_0CB8E28EAE22.jpg[/img]



those are nice. now I gotta go find mine! lol
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Found this a few weeks ago in storage. Hadn’t seen the light of day for 35 years.

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Sondy132001 wrote:
Just an FYI OldBlood my pops is alive and well ! [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/06/30/500005/s1200_Papa_Stu_Peters.jpg[/img]
Just an FYI OldBlood my pops is alive and well !


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Not GS, but along the same lines, I pulled this out of my sticker box last week and put it on the new van.
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Motoxdoc 6/30/2021 3:08pm
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Sondy132001 wrote:
Just an FYI OldBlood my pops is alive and well ! [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/06/30/500005/s1200_Papa_Stu_Peters.jpg[/img]
Just an FYI OldBlood my pops is alive and well !


Hey Sondra! That's great to see. Tell pops Ian Fitz-G said, hey! and thanks for all the good times! Saddleback, Carlsbad, Sunrise and Ascot....then repeat. The double points races in rainy Zion National park and Otay,. "Robot", "Pistol" Pete and punk-rock Dave E. I certainly miss those days pops made possible! Also, I would've never raced any of those bitchin-ass tracks all around CA if not for him...and you. Your family is responsible for a shit-load of people having a shit-load of fun. I always smile when I see Stu's well-deserved plaque at Glenn Helen's "Walk of Fame!" Cheers to you all!

BTW, he looks great! How can you be that old without wrinkles?
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NITRODOG wrote:
Not GS, but along the same lines, I pulled this out of my sticker box last week and put it on the new van. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/06/30/500045/s1200_011632AA_3CD6_4339_801D_A6EE0966B581.jpg[/img]
Not GS, but along the same lines, I pulled this out of my sticker box last week and put it on the new van.
When 4-strokes were new & had their own East & West coast Nationals!
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We went to Madera Lakes, Mountain High, Dunlap, Huron, Tulare and Little Okie during the 70's
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tmphotoart 7/2/2021 1:23am
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1988 Carlsbad Raceway GSN

Recognize anybody . . .










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1982 GSN Saddleback Park










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1982 Trans-Cal Saddleback Park . . . Mud Day!




















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tmphotoart wrote:
[b]1982 GSN Saddleback Park [/b] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500199/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_006.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500200/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_010.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500203/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_031.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500202/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_041.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500204/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_049.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500201/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_061.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500205/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_062.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500207/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_065.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500206/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_067.jpg[/img]
1982 GSN Saddleback Park










#63 B. Lackey with the early USD Simons forks in the early prototype stages gold color. They ended up going with black color for production.
Of course Wardy on the #11v
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UpTiTe 7/2/2021 7:45am
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I was in this mess, it was miserable and Exhausting


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tmphotoart wrote:
[b]1982 GSN Saddleback Park [/b] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500199/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_006.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500200/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_010.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500203/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_031.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500202/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_041.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500204/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_049.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500201/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_061.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500205/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_062.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500207/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_065.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500206/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_067.jpg[/img]
1982 GSN Saddleback Park










YeddieVanHalen wrote:
#63 B. Lackey with the early USD Simons forks in the early prototype stages gold color. They ended up going with black color for production. Of...
#63 B. Lackey with the early USD Simons forks in the early prototype stages gold color. They ended up going with black color for production.
Of course Wardy on the #11v



#16 - Juan "The Burrito" Benavidez behind Hanna.
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tmphotoart wrote:
[b]1982 GSN Saddleback Park [/b] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500199/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_006.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500200/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_010.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500203/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_031.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500202/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_041.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500204/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_049.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500201/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_061.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500205/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_062.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500207/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_065.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500206/s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_067.jpg[/img]
1982 GSN Saddleback Park










YeddieVanHalen wrote:
#63 B. Lackey with the early USD Simons forks in the early prototype stages gold color. They ended up going with black color for production. Of...
#63 B. Lackey with the early USD Simons forks in the early prototype stages gold color. They ended up going with black color for production.
Of course Wardy on the #11v
anniebertmojo wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500311/s1200_s1200_GLDST_SB82_TMP_1982_GoldenSt_Sadd_006.jpg[/img] #16 - Juan "The Burrito" Benavidez behind Hanna.



#16 - Juan "The Burrito" Benavidez behind Hanna.
That is an excellent photo and man that looks steep
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Us amateurs got rained out on Saturday. We were moved over to the warm up track on Sunday. The Pro track looked awesome once it dried out a bit.
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Yeah all those races where you had some Pros showing up and TV coverage are very missed today.
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tmphotoart wrote:
[b]1988 Carlsbad Raceway GSN Recognize anybody . . . [/b] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500193/s1200_1988_GLD_ST_NAT_C_024_TMPA.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500194/s1200_1988_GLD_ST_NAT_C_031_TMPA.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500196/s1200_1988_GLD_ST_NAT_C_025_TMPA.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500198/s1200_1988_GLD_ST_NAT_C_027_TMPA.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/07/02/500197/s1200_1988_GLD_ST_NAT_C_028_TMPA.jpg[/img]
1988 Carlsbad Raceway GSN

Recognize anybody . . .










1989
Mike Healey KTM
Mike Young Cagiva
Billy Whitley Cagiva
Mike Craig
Emig running the Scott Electronic Film System

Love this era!
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Sondy132001 wrote:
Just an FYI OldBlood my pops is alive and well ! [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/06/30/500005/s1200_Papa_Stu_Peters.jpg[/img]
Just an FYI OldBlood my pops is alive and well !


Motoxdoc wrote:
Hey Sondra! That's great to see. Tell pops Ian Fitz-G said, hey! and thanks for all the good times! Saddleback, Carlsbad, Sunrise and Ascot....then repeat. The...
Hey Sondra! That's great to see. Tell pops Ian Fitz-G said, hey! and thanks for all the good times! Saddleback, Carlsbad, Sunrise and Ascot....then repeat. The double points races in rainy Zion National park and Otay,. "Robot", "Pistol" Pete and punk-rock Dave E. I certainly miss those days pops made possible! Also, I would've never raced any of those bitchin-ass tracks all around CA if not for him...and you. Your family is responsible for a shit-load of people having a shit-load of fun. I always smile when I see Stu's well-deserved plaque at Glenn Helen's "Walk of Fame!" Cheers to you all!

BTW, he looks great! How can you be that old without wrinkles?
Thanks Ian ! We go wwwaaayyyyy back for sure ! I’ll tell my pops you said hey he will dig it !

S
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Sondy132001 wrote:
Just an FYI OldBlood my pops is alive and well ! [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/06/30/500005/s1200_Papa_Stu_Peters.jpg[/img]
Just an FYI OldBlood my pops is alive and well !


Motoxdoc wrote:
Hey Sondra! That's great to see. Tell pops Ian Fitz-G said, hey! and thanks for all the good times! Saddleback, Carlsbad, Sunrise and Ascot....then repeat. The...
Hey Sondra! That's great to see. Tell pops Ian Fitz-G said, hey! and thanks for all the good times! Saddleback, Carlsbad, Sunrise and Ascot....then repeat. The double points races in rainy Zion National park and Otay,. "Robot", "Pistol" Pete and punk-rock Dave E. I certainly miss those days pops made possible! Also, I would've never raced any of those bitchin-ass tracks all around CA if not for him...and you. Your family is responsible for a shit-load of people having a shit-load of fun. I always smile when I see Stu's well-deserved plaque at Glenn Helen's "Walk of Fame!" Cheers to you all!

BTW, he looks great! How can you be that old without wrinkles?
Sondy132001 wrote:
Thanks Ian ! We go wwwaaayyyyy back for sure ! I’ll tell my pops you said hey he will dig it !

S
Wow, I just saw this.

Stu Peters dropped the starting gate for more great riders than anyone in the world.

Back when I started, everyone who was serious about moto rode CMC races every weekend either at Carlsbad or Saddleback.

Sure wish they were around today running races around here...
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mattyhamz2 12/3/2021 5:36pm
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Motoxdoc wrote:
Hey Sondra! That's great to see. Tell pops Ian Fitz-G said, hey! and thanks for all the good times! Saddleback, Carlsbad, Sunrise and Ascot....then repeat. The...
Hey Sondra! That's great to see. Tell pops Ian Fitz-G said, hey! and thanks for all the good times! Saddleback, Carlsbad, Sunrise and Ascot....then repeat. The double points races in rainy Zion National park and Otay,. "Robot", "Pistol" Pete and punk-rock Dave E. I certainly miss those days pops made possible! Also, I would've never raced any of those bitchin-ass tracks all around CA if not for him...and you. Your family is responsible for a shit-load of people having a shit-load of fun. I always smile when I see Stu's well-deserved plaque at Glenn Helen's "Walk of Fame!" Cheers to you all!

BTW, he looks great! How can you be that old without wrinkles?
Sondy132001 wrote:
Thanks Ian ! We go wwwaaayyyyy back for sure ! I’ll tell my pops you said hey he will dig it !

S
Brent wrote:
Wow, I just saw this. Stu Peters dropped the starting gate for more great riders than anyone in the world. Back when I started, everyone who...
Wow, I just saw this.

Stu Peters dropped the starting gate for more great riders than anyone in the world.

Back when I started, everyone who was serious about moto rode CMC races every weekend either at Carlsbad or Saddleback.

Sure wish they were around today running races around here...
You and I both… that’s where all my serious racing was done from 15-22 years old. I miss Trans-Cal and Golden State.
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anniebertmojo wrote:
The time Payton bet Goat Breker he would't win the 500cc GSN Series overall. The bets were pretty funny. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/10/26/298567/s1200_26169176_1599552503437752_5401625116433269183_n.jpg[/img]
The time Payton bet Goat Breker he would't win the 500cc GSN Series overall. The bets were pretty funny.
Weird how I retained virtually nil from high school yet I can still recall laughing reading that in our library at school.
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andymoto 12/4/2021 5:25pm
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GSS was the best preseason series MX around from the '70s thru at least the '90s to participate in or spectate factory, support and top local Pros and upcoming Amateur prospects.

Thanks CMC and the Peters family for promoting high quality Pro and Amateur GSS racing for so long. It was a blast.
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